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Abdul Wadud (born Ronald Earsall DeVaughn; April 30, 1947 – August 10, 2022) was an American cellist known for his work in jazz and classical settings.[2] Jazz musician and fellow composer Tomeka Reid hailed Abdul Wadud's "Camille" in a 2020 feature in the New York Times on music that one could play to make friends fall in love with the cello.[3]

Abdul Wadud
Wadud in 1976
Background information
Birth name	Ronald Earsall DeVaughn[1]
Born	(1947-04-30)April 30, 1947 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died	August 10, 2022(2022-08-10) (aged 75) Cleveland
Genres	Jazz, avant-garde jazz, classical
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Cello
Years active	1965–2022

His son is the R&B singer Raheem DeVaughn.[4]

Wadud died on August 10, 2022, at the age of 75.[4]

Discography

As leader

• 1977: By Myself Bishara
• 1976: Live In New York (with Julius Hemphill)
• 1979: Straight Ahead/Free At Last (with Leroy Jenkins) Red
• 1984: I've Known Rivers (with James Newton & Anthony Davis) Gramavision
• 1986: Black Swan Quartet (with Akbar Ali, Eileen Folson & Reggie Workman) Minor Music
• 1990: Trio^2 (with James Newton & Anthony Davis) Gramavision
• 1993: Oakland Duets (with Julius Hemphill) Music & Arts

As sideman

• Black Unity Trio – Al-Fatihah (1971) Salaam
• Frank Lowe – Fresh (1974) Black Lion
• George Lewis – Shadowgraph 5 (1977) Black Saint
• Charles "Bobo" Shaw – The Streets Of St. Louis (1977)
• Oliver Lake – Shine (1978)
• Michael Franks – Tiger In The Rain (1979) Warner Brothers
• Muhal Richard Abrams – Rejoicing with the Light (Black Saint, 1983)
• David Murray – The People's Choice (1988) Columbia
• Marty Ehrlich Dark Woods Ensemble – Emergency Peace (1991) New World

With James Newton

• Paseo Del Mar (1978)
• Portraits (1982)
• Romance And Revolution (1986)

With Julius Hemphill

• Dogon A.D. (1972) Mbari
• Coon Bid'ness (1975) Mbari
• Raw Materials and Residuals (Black Saint, 1977)
• Flat-Out Jump Suite (Black Saint, 1980)
• Live From The New Music Cafe (1991) Music & Arts

With Arthur Blythe

• Light Blue: Arthur Blythe Plays Thelonious Monk (1983) Columbia
• Illusions (1980) Columbia
• The Grip (1977) India Navigation
• Metamorphosis (1977) India Navigation

With Anthony Davis

• Of Blues And Dreams (1978) Sackville
• Epistemes (1981)
• Undines (1986)

References

External links

• Abdul Wadud at AllMusic
• Abdul Wadud discography at Discogs
• Wanek, Joel; Reid, Tomeka (December 2016). "By Myself: An Interview with Abdul Wadud". Point of Departure.
• Crépon, Pierre (March 2020). "The Blistering Cosmic Music of The Black Unity Trio". The Wire.
• Lee, David (December 2020). "Knocking Down Barriers: An Interview with Abdul Wadud, 1980". Point of Departure.
• Obituary from National Public Radio
• Obituary from JazzTimes

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